GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |